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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • fredlolly@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Fred M. Lolly" <fredlolly1@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: fredlolly@excite.com
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 20:26:07 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL AND STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Sir

Greetings,
I discovered a dormant account in my office, as group finance director with Barclays Bank United Kingdom. It will be in my interest to transfer this fund worth Forty Five Million United states Dollars US$45,000,000.00) in an account offshore. If you can be a collaborator/partner to this please indicate interest immediately for us to proceed. Remember this is absolutely confidential, as I am seeking your assistance as the beneficiary of this unclaimed fund.

Since we are not allowed to operate a foreign account, your contact phone numbers and name will be necessary for this effect, I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me.

We shall share the fund on the bases of 50% each at the end of the deal.

You Can Reply Me True My Private Email
fredlolly@excite.com

My Regards,

Dr. Fred Lolly

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